Mavericks Owner Mark Cuban Labels Donald Trump a ‘Paper Tiger’

After remaining quiet for some time on Donald Trump’s campaign for the Republican presidential nomination, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has opened up, calling Trump a “paper tiger” and doubting the seriousness of the billionaire’s run.

Cuban jumped onto his Cyberdust social media app on Monday to let fans know what he thought about his fellow billionaire’s campaign. He wasn’t complimentary.

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On the app Cuban noted that Trump’s net worth of $10 billion doesn’t mean he has a lot of cash at his fingertips. Cuban further insisted that it takes a lot of cash to run for president and, so far, Trump hasn’t shown a willingness to open his wallet.

Cuban also pointed out that Trump hasn’t spent much time creating a nationwide Trump for president organization to help get him on every state’s ballot and to serve as his get out the vote machine.

This, Cuban noted, seems to prove that Trump lacks seriousness about the nomination and a subsequent race for president.

The outspoken NBA owner has spoken on Trump in years past–rarely in complimentary terms–but this is the first he’s remarked publicly about the real estate mogul’s presidential ambitions for 2016.